Bolshevik leader's statue crashes in pieces in Kemerovo.
The frightened man tried and failed to reassemble the Communist giant but as eyewitnesses approached he ran away. Picture: Konstantin Zinyakov
An unnamed man is in trouble with the police after seeking to take a selfie with Vladimir Lenin in the Siberian city. Sipping a bottle of beer, he 'jumped and grabbed Lenin's hand,' according to a local report.
The statue fell over, smashing into pieces. The frightened man tried and failed to reassemble the Communist giant but as eyewitnesses approached he ran away.
Eyewitness Konstantin Zinyakov, 16, made the pictures of broken Lenin and made a selfie by himself against the background of the wreckage. Pictures: Konstantin Zinyakov
Police announced they had caught the perpetrator who has not been identified.
Eyewitness Konstantin Zinyakov, 16, said: 'He was drunk. He wanted to pull himself up by Lenin's hand but did not manage it.
'We called the police immediately, and gave a description of the man. It all happened very quickly, in 30 seconds or so.'
This Lenin statue has fallen over several times, most recently in March this year when three schoolchildren rocked it. Picture: Artyom Belokobylsky
This gypsum statue has not had an easy time since it was erected in 2009. It has fallen over several times, most recently in March this year when three schoolchildren rocked it.
That time the statue also broke into pieces, but was repaired in time for the 145th anniversary of Lenin's birth on April 22.
Archeologists discovered a new stone bracelet, two sharp pins, a marble ring and fox tooth pendants.
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PS. But at least Lenin kept his trousers on...
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